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since 2025 › Jan › 23 (Thu) @ 11:21 UTC

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84 days ago

Italian police arrest 181 in bid to stop Mafia rebuilding in Sicily

found 2025 › Feb › 11 (Tue) @ 15:38 UTC

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More than 1,200 officers were involved in an operation aimed at "dismantling" the mob in the Palermo.

85 days ago

found 2025 › Feb › 10 (Mon) @ 12:54 UTC

A traditional Italian cake-tart that uses crumble as both a base and a topping, sandwiching a delectably wobbly lemon filling

Apparently, when behavioural scientists conduct salivation experiments usi…

90 days ago

found 2025 › Feb › 05 (Wed) @ 12:14 UTC

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The village of Zafferia is at the centre of the clean-up efforts, with firefighters and rescue workers clearing mud and securing the area.

3 months ago

found 2025 › Jan › 23 (Thu) @ 11:18 UTC

Sister of murdered judge Giovanni Falcone describes it as an offence to all those who have fought organised crime

A board game based on the mafia wars that raged in Sicily in the 1980s has caused cont…

4 months ago

found 2024 › Dec › 23 (Mon) @ 08:49 UTC

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The mosaics in Monreale cathedral, in Sicily, span over 6,400 square meters and contain 2.2 kilos of solid gold.

found 2024 › Dec › 20 (Fri) @ 23:49 UTC

Charges of kidnapping and dereliction of duty were brought against Matteo Salvini after he blocked a rescue boat in 2019

Judges in Sicily have acquitted Italy’s deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini of…

found 2024 › Dec › 13 (Fri) @ 13:10 UTC

Amid Italian island’s worst drought, towns such as Troina are fighting for survival as supplies run dry and tensions rise

An ancient Sicilian proverb goes like this: “When water to two fountains flows…